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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. For more than a year, the House has been highlighting the threat of atrocity crimes returning to Sudan, as the Minister has heard again today cross-party. Last week, we saw…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI beg to move, That this House has considered sexual and reproductive health and rights and overseas aid. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mr Davies. The…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI absolutely support what the hon. Lady says. She is a member of the International Development Committee, and the Chair of the International Development Sub-Committee on the work…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidWill the Minister give way before he finishes?12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI know the Minister well. If he cannot comment now, can he do some research when the RCOG report on benign gynaecological conditions comes out? I was genuinely shocked to discover…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidOn FP2030 and the women’s integrated sexual health programme, can the Minister talk about the financial commitments that go alongside the commitment to leading on policy?12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI will, of course, give way to a former IDC member.12 Jul 2023HANSARD Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Overseas AidI will indeed cover that, and also benign gynaecological conditions, which are another major killer for women. I congratulate the hon. Member on all his work on global health over…12 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I hear what the Minister is saying. I will say again that Southall Black Sisters have been pushing for this for 30 years, so it has been an issue across multiple Governments. The…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am content at this point with the movement that the Minister has offered. I therefore beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 14…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 13 aims to ensure that commissioners provide specific and sufficient support for children who have experienced or are experiencing crime, by placing on them a duty to…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am very supportive of the argument that my hon. Friend is making, because there needs to be absolute confidence that the Parole Board is acting for the right reasons. Any…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I really welcome the Minister’s attempt to tackle the misuse of information relating to victims as set out in the Government’s new clause 4; I thank him for making this happen. I…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Why is it all right for someone who is dying but not for someone who is not? I do not understand that distinction, and I am a woman who used to run a hospice.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a strong argument that I agree with on many levels. It also confirms my suspicion that the provisions could be around an individual, and responding to the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I can speak only as a constituency MP, but it routinely comes across my desk, so I must challenge the Minister on that point.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your wise counsel, Mrs Murray. I am standing against clauses 48, 49 and 50, and against my Front-Bench team in doing so. I do not think that they…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. In effect, I am trying to help the Minister to reach out to all victims, because some are currently unable to access his…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I completely agree. People talk, and that sends out a chilling message to the whole community, keeping people with their abusers. I urge the Minister to consider this new clause,…11 Jul 2023